Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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00:00 – Why Barrios Has to Hurt
00:55 – Action and Reaction
02:21 – Controlling Open Bass Resonance
03:52 – Translating Saudade Into Sound
06:10 – The B-flat That Longs for A
06:53 – Barrios’ Slurs and Fluidity
10:40 – Open Strings and Position Changes

Discover the emotional and technical secrets behind Barrios’ Choro de Saudade with Jan Depreter. In this lesson, Jan shows how to shape the opening phrase with longing, control open bass resonance, refine slurs and pull-offs, and turn one of the guitar’s most poetic works into a deeply expressive performance.

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